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World Service,17 Jul 2015,28 mins

The Football Refugee

World Football

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Syria’s former U-17 captain, Mohammad Jaddoua, relives his nightmare journey in a sinking boat from Turkey to Italy as he escaped Syria’s civil war. The coach of Micronesia talks about how his players are coping with conceding 114 goals in three matches at the Pacific Games. The head of Liberian football, Musa Bility, sets out his vision for Fifa, if he is elected as Sepp Blatter’s replacement. And, we hear about the pressures of balancing Ramadan with a professional football career. (Photo: Three Syrian refugees on a boat off the Turkish Coast. Credit: Getty Images)

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